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Rainfall distribution in the country has been uneven this year. While some States/Union Territories had rain, a few others had deficient rainfall. Eighteen States/UTs have had normal rains. The States/UTs with excess rainfall are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep had normal rainfall. The States/UTs which recorded deficient rainfall are Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi. Nagaland and Pondicherry recorded scanty rainfall.
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